Poison-indicator.



I. W. MASON.

POISON INDICATOR.

APPLICATION msn APR. 24. 1917.

LLS. Patented Oct. 2, 1917.

" AUNTTED sTATEs PATENT orEioE.

IRVING W. MASON,'OF ABERDEEN, WASHINGTON.

POISON-INDICATOR.

T 0 all whom t may concern.'

Be it knownkthat I, IRvING W. MAsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Aberdeen, in the county of Grays Harbor and State of l/Vashington, have invented a new and useful Poison-Indicator, of which y the following is a specification.

The subject of this invention is an indicator adapted for attachment to a bottle containing poison or other injurious matter.

The primary object of this invention is to provide means normally locked on the neck of a bottle for indicating the nature of its contents. f

Another object is to prev-ent .young children from drinking from the bottle.

Another object is to construct the indi` cator from a metallic blank capable of being struck into a desired 'form by one operation of a machine. i

A furtherwobject is to provide meansfor preventing` displacement of the indicator while dispensing the contents ofthe bottle.

Still another object is to provide an indicator with means for preventing the liquid from coming in Contactv with the indicator when being poured from the bottle.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides inthe combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, krwithout departing from the spirit of the invention.r

- or cut out and before bending the parts into place.

Referring to the drawings by numerals The indicator consists of an annular body 1 adapted to be seated on the head of a bottle 2, and surround the mouth thereof. De-

pending fingers 3. are formed on the outer Copies of this patent may be obtained for Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Got. 2, 191'?.

Application filed April 24, 1917.` Serial No. 164,219.

periphery of the body 1 and each finger is formed adjacent its end with an inwardly curved portion 4L which is adapted to grip the neck of the bottle immediately below the annular bead or rim 5. An outwardly fiared end 6 'terminates each linger and serves to guide the finger over the bead 5, when the indicator is being placed on a bottle.

One sector 7 of the body 1 is bent, as shown most clearly in Fig. 3, to form an arch extending upwardly from the head of `the bottle, and through` this arch the contents of the bottle may be poured without contacting the metal of which the indicator is formed.

Upwardly and outwardly curved tines or prongs 8 rise from the'inner periphery of the body 1, along that portion not included within the arch 7. Each tine is provided lwith a sharp point 9 which will come in contact with the linger of one attempting to withdraw the cork in the dark or without looking. The tines are so placed, however, that the cork may be easily withdrawn by one giving that operation his attention.

As is indicated by Fig. 4, these indicators may be cut from sheet metal by the ordinary stamping or die process, and the cutting and bending into form may all be performed at the one operation. y

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A poison indicator, comprising a body portion,-an arch formed in the body portion to permit a flow of liquid therethrough, means integral with said body portion for holding the indicator upon the neck of a bottle, and means-formed on the body portion for indicating the nature of its contents.

2. A poison indicator comprising an annular body portion, an arch formed in the body portion, gripping lingers spaced about the outer periphery of the body portion, and prongs struck up from the material at th center of the body portion. Y

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature v five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

